2nd grade nonfiction passage about tide pools: 139 words, five questions, an answer key and vocabulary.
2nd gradenonfictiontide pools139 words
A Tide Pool Is a Tiny Home by the Sea
Twice a day, the sea creeps up the beach. This is called high tide. Then the water slides back out. This is called low tide.
When the tide goes out, some water stays behind in the rocks. These small pools are called tide pools. The animals in them must be tough. Sometimes the pool gets hot in the sun. Sometimes waves crash over it.
Look closely and you may find a crab hiding under a rock. A sea star may hold on tight. A snail may be stuck to the wall. A sea anemone may look like a flower, but it is really an animal.
When the tide comes back, the pool fills up with fresh sea water. Then all the animals can move around again.
If you visit, look with your eyes. Leave the animals in their home.
Questions
What is it called when the sea comes up the beach? in the text
What is left behind in the rocks when the tide goes out? in the text
Which animal looks like a flower but is really an animal? in the text
What happens to the pool when the tide comes back? in the text
Why must tide pool animals be tough? think about it
Words to know
tide
the slow rise and fall of the sea each day
creeps
moves slowly and quietly
tough
strong and able to handle hard things
anemone
a sea animal that looks like a flower
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A Tide Pool Is a Tiny Home by the Sea
2nd grade reading passage
Twice a day, the sea creeps up the beach. This is called high tide. Then the water slides back out. This is called low tide.
When the tide goes out, some water stays behind in the rocks. These small pools are called tide pools. The animals in them must be tough. Sometimes the pool gets hot in the sun. Sometimes waves crash over it.
Look closely and you may find a crab hiding under a rock. A sea star may hold on tight. A snail may be stuck to the wall. A sea anemone may look like a flower, but it is really an animal.
When the tide comes back, the pool fills up with fresh sea water. Then all the animals can move around again.
If you visit, look with your eyes. Leave the animals in their home.
Questions
What is it called when the sea comes up the beach?
What is left behind in the rocks when the tide goes out?
Which animal looks like a flower but is really an animal?
What happens to the pool when the tide comes back?
Why must tide pool animals be tough?
Words to know
tide: the slow rise and fall of the sea each day
creeps: moves slowly and quietly
tough: strong and able to handle hard things
anemone: a sea animal that looks like a flower
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● Easier · 114 words · Flesch-Kincaid grade 0.4
Twice a day, the sea comes up the beach. This is high tide. Then the water goes back out. This is low tide.
When the tide goes out, some water stays in the rocks. These small pools are tide pools. The animals in them are tough. The sun can make the pool hot. Waves can crash over it.
You may see a crab under a rock. A sea star holds on tight. A snail sticks to the wall. A sea anemone looks like a flower, but it is an animal.
When the tide comes back, the pool fills with new sea water.
Look with your eyes. Leave the animals at home in the pool.
▲ This passage · 139 words · Flesch-Kincaid grade 1.8
Twice a day, the sea creeps up the beach. This is called high tide. Then the water slides back out. This is called low tide.
When the tide goes out, some water stays behind in the rocks. These small pools are called tide pools. The animals in them must be tough. Sometimes the pool gets hot in the sun. Sometimes waves crash over it.
Look closely and you may find a crab hiding under a rock. A sea star may hold on tight. A snail may be stuck to the wall. A sea anemone may look like a flower, but it is really an animal.
When the tide comes back, the pool fills up with fresh sea water. Then all the animals can move around again.
If you visit, look with your eyes. Leave the animals in their home.
■ Harder · 148 words · Flesch-Kincaid grade 6
Twice every day, the sea slowly creeps up the beach, which is called high tide. Afterward, the water slides back out again, and that is called low tide.
When the tide retreats, some water remains trapped among the rocks. These small pools are known as tide pools, and the animals living in them must be tough. At times the pool becomes hot in the sun, and at other times waves crash right over it.
If you look closely, you may discover a crab hiding beneath a rock, a sea star gripping the stone tightly, or a snail stuck to the wall. A sea anemone may resemble a flower, but it is really an animal.
When the tide returns, the pool fills with fresh sea water, and all of the animals can move around again.
If you visit, look with your eyes and leave the animals in their home.
Twice a day, the sea comes up the beach. This is high tide. Then the water goes back out. This is low tide.
When the tide goes out, some water stays in the rocks. These small pools are tide pools. The animals in them are tough. The sun can make the pool hot. Waves can crash over it.
You may see a crab under a rock. A sea star holds on tight. A snail sticks to the wall. A sea anemone looks like a flower, but it is an animal.
When the tide comes back, the pool fills with new sea water.
Look with your eyes. Leave the animals at home in the pool.
Questions
What is it called when the sea comes up the beach?
What stays in the rocks when the tide goes out?
Which animal looks like a flower but is an animal?
What happens when the tide comes back?
Why must tide pool animals be tough?
Free at teach.peabody.kids
Name ____________________▲
A Tide Pool Is a Tiny Home by the Sea
Twice a day, the sea creeps up the beach. This is called high tide. Then the water slides back out. This is called low tide.
When the tide goes out, some water stays behind in the rocks. These small pools are called tide pools. The animals in them must be tough. Sometimes the pool gets hot in the sun. Sometimes waves crash over it.
Look closely and you may find a crab hiding under a rock. A sea star may hold on tight. A snail may be stuck to the wall. A sea anemone may look like a flower, but it is really an animal.
When the tide comes back, the pool fills up with fresh sea water. Then all the animals can move around again.
If you visit, look with your eyes. Leave the animals in their home.
Questions
What is it called when the sea comes up the beach?
What is left behind in the rocks when the tide goes out?
Which animal looks like a flower but is really an animal?
What happens to the pool when the tide comes back?
Why must tide pool animals be tough?
Free at teach.peabody.kids
Name ____________________■
A Tide Pool Is a Tiny Home by the Sea
Twice every day, the sea slowly creeps up the beach, which is called high tide. Afterward, the water slides back out again, and that is called low tide.
When the tide retreats, some water remains trapped among the rocks. These small pools are known as tide pools, and the animals living in them must be tough. At times the pool becomes hot in the sun, and at other times waves crash right over it.
If you look closely, you may discover a crab hiding beneath a rock, a sea star gripping the stone tightly, or a snail stuck to the wall. A sea anemone may resemble a flower, but it is really an animal.
When the tide returns, the pool fills with fresh sea water, and all of the animals can move around again.
If you visit, look with your eyes and leave the animals in their home.
Questions
What is it called when the sea creeps up the beach?
What remains among the rocks when the tide retreats?
Which animal may resemble a flower but is really an animal?
What happens to the pool when the tide returns?
Why do the animals in a tide pool need to be tough?
Free at teach.peabody.kids
Answer key: A Tide Pool Is a Tiny Home by the Sea
● Easier (Flesch-Kincaid grade 0.4)
High tide.
Water, in small pools called tide pools.
A sea anemone.
The pool fills with new sea water.
The sun makes the pool hot, and waves crash over it.
▲ This passage (Flesch-Kincaid grade 1.8)
High tide.
Water, in small pools called tide pools.
A sea anemone.
It fills up with fresh sea water.
The pool can get hot in the sun, and waves can crash over it.
■ Harder (Flesch-Kincaid grade 6)
High tide.
Water trapped in small pools called tide pools.
A sea anemone.
It fills with fresh sea water.
The pool can become hot in the sun, and waves can crash over it.
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What reading level is "A Tide Pool Is a Tiny Home by the Sea"?
It was written for 2nd grade. It has 139 words and works out to a Flesch-Kincaid grade level of about 1.8. That is a formula's estimate from sentence length and syllables, and it is not a Lexile or a guided reading level, so check it against your students.
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